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Uncover the life of the mystical Bride of Christ who became Italy’
Shortly after the queen rose on 10 June 1688, she felt a familiar swell of pain. “Send for the king!” she called, while her ladies helped her back into bed. Maria (Mary) of Modena was in labour. Soon
La Pietà by Michelangelo
SIENA IS ONE OF THE GREAT HISTORIC CITIES – a living vision of the medieval world found now in very few places. Here is the architecture and street plan of a medieval city-state, the oldest bank in th
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
Missing for centuries, where are the final resting places of some of history’s greatest figures?
In her latest novel, Sarah Dunant explores the life of Italian aristocrat Isabella d’Este, the archetypal Renaissance woman
